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Fix glossary entry for Docker (#14280)

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Also mention Docker Engine. Docker as a brand covers several
technologies.
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Tim Bannister
2019-05-12 13:42:10 +01:00
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--- ---
title: docker title: Docker
id: docker id: docker
date: 2018-04-12 date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/reference/kubectl/docker-cli-to-kubectl/ full_link: https://docs.docker.com/engine/
short_description: > short_description: >
Docker is a software technology providing operating-system-level virtualization also known as containers. Docker is a software technology providing operating-system-level virtualization also known as containers.
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tags: tags:
- fundamental - fundamental
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Docker is a software technology providing operating-system-level virtualization also known as containers. Docker (specifically, Docker Engine) is a software technology providing operating-system-level virtualization also known as {{< glossary_tooltip text="containers" term_id="container" >}}.
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Docker uses the resource isolation features of the Linux kernel such as cgroups and kernel namespaces, and a union-capable file system such as OverlayFS and others to allow independent "containers" to run within a single Linux instance, avoiding the overhead of starting and maintaining virtual machines (VMs). Docker uses the resource isolation features of the Linux kernel such as cgroups and kernel namespaces, and a union-capable file system such as OverlayFS and others to allow independent containers to run within a single Linux instance, avoiding the overhead of starting and maintaining virtual machines (VMs).